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Getting a gift of an article 30 years later
By Shevlin SebastianLong-time freelance journalist and my friend, Rudolph Vance, stepped into a musty book shop on College Street, in Kolkata a few days ago. He came across an old issue of Sportsworld....
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Buzz off!
(A story about bees)By Shevlin Sebastian One day, my Kochi-based friend and former colleague, Anna Mathews, called me up. She said that the tenants’ association in her building had broken up a hive...
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PJ Sebastian: commemorating a life and career
Photos: Article in Malayalam newspaper, Deepika; PJ Sebastian in his mid-thirties; the book cover; relatives and well-wishes pay respects at the grave; my great-grandfather Today, November 25, is my...
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From where to where -- a short story
Illusutration is for representational purposes only By Shevlin SebastianShampa Banerjee wore a shimmering red chiffon saree. Her smooth, long black hair fell like a waterfall down her back. She had...
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Out of 398 entries, happy to be in the longlist of 16 for the Himalayan...
Painting by Andrew OstrovskyThe following story was also published in The Story Cabinet.https://readstory.page.link/MXCqoTkboC3CUnpT6Darkness By Shevlin SebastianLata Bhonsle was striding down a...
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A tribute to a mentor
Photos: George Abraham; KM George; Kunjamma; George Abraham with his extended family; with his wife and sons After paying a visit to the home of George Abraham, former Deputy Resident Editor of the New...
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When stories die
By Shevlin SebastianOn some evenings, when I approached Sunny Uncle’s house, on my two-wheeler, I could sense my wife sitting behind me, making a movement. When I turned to look, she was waving at...
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All about a crow
By Shevlin Sebastian I am standing outside a tailor’s shop. As he deals with another client, I notice a crow standing less than a foot from me. We exchange looks. Something seems to reassure it. The...
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A penetrating look
By Shevlin Sebastian‘The Silent Coup: A History of India's Deep State’ is one of the most chilling books I have read in recent times.Josy Joseph, an award-winning reporter, highlights the callous...
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A Naga short story
By Shevlin SebastianThere is a wall, about 20 feet in height, and painted in white. In certain sections, you can see bougainvillaea creepers.Despite the height, the wall has a benign feeling to it....
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The life of a hit man -- a short story
By Shevlin SebastianIt was a sleepy Sunday afternoon. The television sets in the various apartments nearby were silent. It seemed everybody was having an afternoon siesta.A man stood at the door of a...
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When time runs out (reflections on death)
Pics: Russian leader Joseph Stalin; Sri Yukteswar Giri (left) with Swami Paramahansa Yogananda; outer spaceBy Shevlin SebastianAs you get older, it seems like every month there is news about somebody...
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Swimmer Loraine Verghese accused coaches and swimming officials of sexual...
By Shevlin Sebasian Women wrestlers have recently levelled sexual harassment allegations against Brij Bhushan Sharan, the Wrestling Federation of India President. When I read the news, I felt a sense...
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An evening in Lagos - a short story
Pic: Boko Haram soldiersBy Shevlin Sebastian It is a pleasant evening. On the pavement, children are walking, holding their mother’s hands. A gentle breeze is blowing. Birds are chirping in the trees....
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'Blackmail' -- a short story
By Shevlin SebastianIt is noon. Roop Parmar, in a bright red ghagra choli, sits in front of the TV, watching a Hindi serial on Star Plus. She is also cutting up onions on a wooden board placed on a low...
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Visiting an aunt
Photos: Marykutty Aunty, at 82 years of age; Marykutty Aunty (sitting, second from left) with her husband Pappachen Uncle. The others in the photo include her children, a daughter-in-law, sons-in-law,...
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A childhood photo triggers thoughts
By Shevlin Sebastian Photos: From left: Shevlin Sebastian, Sony Kurian and Tony Mathew; View Master; Alexander SolzhenitsynThe other day, my uncle Siby Sebastian put up a photo of a trio of three boys...
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Permanent regrets
By Shevlin SebastianFor several years, Thomas Sir and I were regulars at a swimming pool in Kochi, be it summer, monsoon or winter. Many people would come, do it for a few days or a week, and then...
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A conversation with a cab driver
By Shevlin SebastianDriver Mulik Nilesh Dadaso is driving the cab which I hired at 100 kms/hour. Abroad, this may be fine. But on the Pune-Mumbai Expressway, it is risky. There is no lane discipline....
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When life stopped
This is a short story set in BengalBy Shevlin SebastianBarnali Mitra walks on bare feet, as if in slow motion on a bund between two paddy fields. She leans forward as she walks, looking at the ground....
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